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Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument (I3)

Interregional Innovation Investments (I3)

Status

Usually opens in April and September

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

Supports interregional investment portfolios in shared smart-specialisation priorities. Strand 1 (investment-ready portfolios) and Strand 2 (less developed regions) grants have run in the EUR 1-10 million range per project, with co-funding rates of 50-70%. Many I3 projects re-grant to SMEs through open cascade calls.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission (EISMEA), European Regional Development Fund

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Annual calls under the I3 work programme, typically opening in spring with autumn deadlines.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Consortia of at least three legal entities from three countries, including regions with matching smart-specialisation priorities. SMEs are eligible partners and cascade beneficiaries.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/programmes/interregional-innovation-investments-i3-instrument_en · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: eismea.ec.europa.eu

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